The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Bill Locating the Putnam and
Marion County Liie Passed.
Reception and Banquet to Senator
Elect PascO, Last Night.
mortal to Congress Regarding Unpaid
Balance Due Citizens Of Florida
An Interesting Day.


another day of uninteresting work in
both Houses.
In the Senate, Mr.. Bryan introduced
resolution to establish an agricultural
experiment station and bill to incorporate
Winter Park.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to House bill No. 80, to di-
vide counties into commissioners dis
tricts.
At last nights session the Senate
passed the Mechanics Lien bill, the bill
to create Criminal Court, Escambia
County, and the Printing bill, also Sen
ate Bill No. 147, to provide for incorpor-
alton of banking institutions, and House
Bill No. 155, to change the county line
between Putnam and Marion; also the
bill changing the time of municipal cleo
tion of Leesburg from August to JAN
uary.
In the House Mr.. Carlton secured the
passage of the resolution offered yester-
day as to House bill No. 81, to protect
fresh water fisheries, and had the bill
set for p. m. to-day.
MIR. Latham introduced bill to di-
vide fernando County; Mr.. Lamar a
bill to restore and perpetuate the corners
and landmarks in Washington County;
A memorial asking Congress to make
an appropriation to pay the unpaid bal
ance awarded to citizens of Florida
under Article TX. of the treaty of 1919,
and acts of Congress hereunder was
read.
A number of Senate bills were read
and referred. The House spent large
part of the day in the consideration of
the revenue bills, and also passed bill
locating the line between Lafayette and
Taylor Counties; read journals, full COM
mittee reports and messages, but little
work was finished.
Many visitors arrived to attend the
banquet to be given i'm honor of Mr.. Pasco
tonight.
Both houses adjourned at 6 o'clock un-
til tomorrow.
1t was Senator Mallory and not Sena-
tor Wall who spoke for Justice McWhor-
ter in the House, yesterday, as the types
had it.
THE RECEPTION TO sENAToR-ELECT PAsCo.
The reception at the Leon Hotel to-
night was one of the most notable instead
of the most insignificant events of the
Senatorial episode. No United States
Senator ever was so honored or sustained
by the spontaneous action of his constit-
uents and their representatives at the
outset of his career as such than
Samuel Pasco. The large dining hall of
the Leon was crowded to the utmost ca
pacity of its tables and seats, and con-
tanned, almost to a man, the 200 or more
guests invited to participate in the recep-
tion and banquet complimentary to the
Senator-elect, with but a single change.
Senator Blackwell taking the place of
Lieutenant Governor Mabrey. The fol-
lowing programme of toasts, under the
splendid management of Hon. j. Ernest
Yonge as toast master, was gone through
with:
Florida" Gen. VIM. Miller.
.'Our Senator-elect," Hon. p. b. Stock
ton. Response, Hon. Samuel Pasco.
"The Departments of Our Govern
ment the Legislature" Hon. III. c.
Hicks.
'sThe Executive Hon. Milton III.
Mabrey.
The Judiciary Hon. d. T. Walker.
Response, Hon. f. a. Perry.
The whole State, not sections" Hon.
Daniel Campbell.
THE railroads of Florida, Hon. C. F.
A. Bielby.
The industries of Florida" Hon. j. C.
Pelot.
Home Rule Hon. p. E. McMurray.
THE Democratic party" Hon. 5. X.
Mallory.
THE Press of Florida" Hon. a. S.
Mann.
THE CEREMONIES.
The bounteous and elegant repast
which preceded the speech making was
never before equaled in the Capital City
for completeness of detail and richness
and variety.
The ceremonies began with a short
grace said by Chaplain Partridge, of
the House. At the request of Senator
Pasco no stronger drink than coffee was
provided, very greatly to the satisfac-
ton of nearly every guest and to the
credit of those charged with the duty of
carrying out the details of
the entertainment, Messrs. Wombwell,
Pearce and Oglesby. In the company
were seen many prominent Republicans,
including members of the minority in
the Legislature as well as many of the
most ardent and prominent supporters
of Bloxham, Perry, Finley, Mallory and
other candidates in the re-
cent contest, all manifesting
a cheerful determination to vie with
each other to do honor to one who, as
was well said by more than one of the
speakers, had been elected by sponta-
neous expression of the popular will and
not by any faction or fraction of the par
ty or people.
No like assemblage, gathered in any
State or city, have ever listened to more
excellent speeches in one short evening
than this Any attempt even to de-
scribe them, much less report them.
would result in failure. From the
bright and apt introductions of the
master of ceremonies, the thoughtful